The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

Yan Zhixu paused for a moment: "Duck?"

Aunt Zhang: "Yes, it is said to be an old female duck that has been raised for four or five years in the mountains by farmers. It is made with ginseng, angelica, astragalus and wolfberry. It is good for nourishing the body and replenishing qi. The master said that you have been traveling a long way since you came back from abroad, so you should take good care of yourself."

Yan Zhixu twitched the corner of her lips and said, "It's been a long time since I've had duck soup."

Liang Liangwei rested her chin on her hand, quite curious: "Duck soup isn't anything rare, why haven't you had it in so long?"

Yan Zhixu picked up a pan-fried bun, glanced at her, and said, "Duck soup is not usually made this way abroad, and the ducks are raised on feed in duck farms, which Chinese people dislike, so this kind of soup is rare."

Aunt Zhang sighed, "So, it seems that Young Master Zhi hasn't had soup for many years. I remember that a year before you went abroad, when you were living in the dormitory at university, I brought you soup from the old house a few times. Two of those times it was duck soup. That was the only time you had it, wasn't it?"

Yan Zhixu nodded slightly, put the pan-fried bun into his mouth, and chewed slowly.

Liang Liangwei: "How many years ago?"

Aunt Zhang thought for a moment and said, "It must have been seven or eight years."

Liang Liangwei blinked: "That was a long time ago."

Yan Zhixu turned her head to look at Zhang Sao and said, "Yes, you still remember things from so long ago so clearly?"

Aunt Zhang even looked a little proud, and said with a smile, "I may not be good at praising other things, but my memory is top-notch. A few years ago, when Young Master Zhi was coming back in the middle or end of the year, he needed someone to come and cook for you. So, the master asked a few of us in the old house who could tell us exactly what Young Master Zhi liked to eat and what he didn't like. Whoever could do that would get the chance to come and take care of Young Master Zhi. Out of all the kitchen helpers in the old house, I was the one who met the requirements the most, so I was sent over."

Liang Liangwei looked at Yan Zhixu and clicked her tongue in a gesture of disdain, saying, "It seems your young master is hard to please. He must often make things difficult for you when it comes to food, right?"

Yan Zhixu looked up at his girlfriend across from him, not missing the fleeting playfulness in her eyes, and smiled silently.

Of course, Aunt Zhang wouldn't speak ill of the young master in front of his girlfriend. She smiled and said, "No, the young master is very considerate of us. As long as we cook according to his preferences, he will eat whatever we make."

Liang Liangwei deliberately found fault: "We did everything according to his preferences, what else could he possibly be dissatisfied with?"

Aunt Zhang was speechless for a moment, then chuckled dryly, "Well... that's true. Anyway, Young Master Zhi is not difficult to serve at all, really."

Yan Zhixu chuckled and reassured her, "Weiwei was just joking with you."

Aunt Zhang: "I know, I know, Miss Liang is just teasing me."

Yan Zhixu peeled a hard-boiled egg, placed it in Liang Liangwei's bowl, and asked, "Will you have duck soup when you come back tonight?"

Liang Liangwei used a spoon to break the egg into small pieces for easier eating, and replied, "I'm afraid that won't work. I have an appointment to have dinner with my dad tonight."

Yan Zhixu raised an eyebrow: "You made an appointment with someone?"

Liang Liangwei paused, realizing she had spoken carelessly. Panicked, she opened her mouth to deny it.

But when she looked up, she saw the man's deep, dark eyes, and the words that were on the tip of her tongue wouldn't come out.

I don't want him to overthink things, but I also don't want to lie to him. What should I do?

Yan Zhixu noticed the hesitation in her eyes and saw her subconsciously glancing towards Zhang Sao. He had already figured it out and said to Zhang Sao, "Since Weiwei has plans for tonight, let's leave it for now."

Aunt Zhang: "But we can't keep ducks here for too long. When I brought them here, they were tied up in a bag with only their mouths open to breathe. When they were let out, they were dirty and smelly..."

Liang Liangwei: "I'll eat tomorrow. I'll definitely come back tomorrow."

Yan Zhixu thought for a moment and said, "Let's deal with it today. Put it in the freezer and thaw it tomorrow at noon to make soup. Send one portion to my company and one portion to Weiwei's company."

Liang Liangwei: "Wouldn't that be too much trouble?"

Aunt Zhang hurriedly said, "No, no, I used to deliver soup to Young Master Zhi all the time. Miss Liang, don't worry, let's do it this way."

Liang Liangwei readily agreed: "Okay, I'll give you the company address later."

Aunt Zhang went back to the kitchen, leaving the two of them staring at each other.

Yan Zhixu put down his spoon, leaned back in his chair, raised his chin, and said leisurely, "So, who did you invite?"

Liang Liangwei felt inexplicably guilty, bit her lower lip, and said, "I told you, don't be angry."

Yan Zhixu chuckled: "You made a date with someone who will make me angry?"

Liang Liangwei: "If you keep talking in such a sarcastic tone, I'm not going to say anything more."

Yan Zhixu paused for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, go ahead and say it."

Liang Liangwei brushed her hair back and said, "It's the retired sniper I told you about last time, who served under my dad and has been the CEO of my mom's company..."

Yan Zhixu: "The one who sent you flowers and late-night snacks?"

"..." Liang Liangwei closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said, "Are you going to let me speak or not?"

Yan Zhixu: "Go ahead."

Liang Liangwei: "You're not allowed to interrupt again! He visits my dad every month, of course, he goes by himself, it has nothing to do with me. Just yesterday he asked me when I was going back to my dad's place, and I said tonight, and he said he'd come back with me this month—I can't just not go back if he goes, can I? That would make it seem like I'm deliberately cutting ties with him, after all, he's still making money for me at my mom's company, so I agreed—you promised you wouldn't be angry!"

Yan Zhixu stared at her intently: "I didn't say that."

"..." Liang Liangwei puffed out her cheeks, "I should have known better than to say it!"

Yan Zhixu stared at her for a few seconds before finally managing to suppress a laugh and looking away.

Liang Liangwei was stunned for a moment before realizing that she had been teased by him: "You did this on purpose..."

Yan Zhixu chuckled a few times before looking at her again with a serious expression: "It's because I trust you, not because I don't care. Since you've decided to go back, then go back. But can you guarantee that you'll be traveling alone both ways?"

Liang Liangwei nodded hurriedly: "That's for sure. I have my own car and know the way, so I'll definitely drive myself, it's just—"

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "I won't be coming back tonight. I'll stay at home for the night and go straight to the company tomorrow."

Yan Zhixu rested her wrist on the dining table and tapped the surface lightly to express her dissatisfaction: "We've just started living together, and you're already abandoning me?"

Liang Liangwei choked, genuinely surprised by his sudden remark, and her cheeks flushed involuntarily: "What... what are you saying? How does this count as abandoning you... It's just one night, I'll be back tomorrow~"

Yan Zhixu scoffed lightly and said, "It would be best if it really was just one night, otherwise I'll suspect that you regretted the decision to live together, so you're deliberately distancing yourself from me."

Liang Liangwei was speechless and could only bury her head and frantically drink her porridge, ignoring him.